Remember, Marvin, no funny business while we’re out.
记住,马文,我们不在的时候别胡闹。
4a funny lookif you give someone a funny look, you look at them in a way that shows you think they are behaving strangely 古怪的目光
I hunkered down, ignoring the funny looks from passers-by.
我蹲下身,不去管路人投来的古怪目光。
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a funny look• I thought, in my anxious state, that the orderly gave me a funny look as he left me there.• Robbie gave her a funny look, as though she were a little peculiar for jumping into his illogicalfragment of thought.• Billie had a funny look on her face.
7go funnyinformalBROKEN if a machine, piece of equipment etc goes funny, it stops working properly 出毛病,出故障
I just turned it on and the screen went all funny.
我刚开机,屏幕就出问题了。
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go funny• Then came the road where her kneeswent funny.• My eyes go funny after a bit, so I look at summat else.• I tend to sit there going funnycolours.• And his eyes went funny just as he was about to change personalities.
8very funny!FUNNY spoken used when someone is laughing at you or playing a trick and you do not think it is amusing 〔反话〕真滑稽!一点也不好笑!
Very funny! Who’s hidden my car keys?
有什么好笑的!谁藏了我的汽车钥匙?
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very funny!• Oh, that's very funny. I know you're in there.• Very funny! Who hid my carkeys?
9I’m not being funny (but)British EnglishBrE spoken used when you are serious or do not want to offend someone 我不是想开玩笑(但…)
I’m not being funny, but we haven’t got much time.
我不是在开玩笑,我们时间不多了。
10funny little somethingSTRANGEused to describe something you like because it is small, unusual, or interesting 又小又怪的某物
The town centre is crammed with funny little shops.
镇中心挤满了千奇百怪的小店。
his funny little grin
他微微咧嘴的怪笑
11funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?British EnglishBrE, funny weird/strange or funny ha-ha? American EnglishSTRANGEFUNNY used when someone has described something as funny and you want to know whether they mean it is strange or amusing 是奇怪还是有趣?
‘Tim’s a funny guy.’ ‘Funny weird or funny ha-ha?’
“蒂姆是个奇人。”“是奇怪还是有趣?”
THESAURUS
funny making you laugh 好笑的
John told me a really funny joke.
约翰给我讲了一个很有趣的笑话。
She’s very talented and funny.
她才华横溢,也很风趣。
amusing especially writtenfunny and enjoyable. Amusing is more formal than funny. It is often used when something is a little funny and makes you smile, rather than laugh 有趣的〔较funny正式,指某事物有点滑稽、让人发笑,但不是大笑〕
an amusing anecdote
趣闻
He found the whole incident rather amusing.
他发现整件事相当有趣。
humorousintended to be funny – used about stories, films, articles etc that have situations that are a little funny 〔故事、影片、文章等〕幽默的
The programme is a light-hearted look at recent political events.
这个节目戏说近期政治事件。
comedy noun [countableC] a film, play, or televisionprogramme that is intended to be funny 喜剧
a comedy by Shakespeare
莎士比亚的一部喜剧
nShe has appeared in several television comedies.
na new comedy series on Channel 4
5FREQUENCY 使用频率
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funny• You'll like Alan - he's really funny.• Did you like 'Notting Hill'? I thought it was hilariously funny.• The goat was chasingMarkround and round the field - it was so funny.• This penetratingstudy of a drunken drop-out, yearning for oblivion, is both ridiculously funny and painfully sad.• Such incidents were not always so funny at the time, though, in retrospect we always had a good laugh.• A funnygirl, he said, and the loveliestteeth he'd ever seen on anybody.• There's something funny going on here.• "Your keys aren't here." "That's funny - I'm sure I left them on the table."• You look really funny in that hat.• The funniest one was the horse.• You couldn't make up stuff that was funnier, or sadder.• I always thought that was a funny place to have a house.• There's a funnysmell coming from Pete's room.• It was the funniest story I'd ever heard.• Come on, sit on my lap and I'll tell you a funny story.• It's funny that he managed to hit the ball because he never hits it in practice.• He can be prettyfunny when he's had a few drinks.
funny story/joke/film etc• Both laughed delightedly, as if I had cracked some very funny joke.• He told some quite funny stories.• Now she has illustrated a second, equally funny story about the time the maiden Belinda is captured by a wickedknight.• I had no doubts about his musicianship, his talent or his ability to tell a funny story funnily.• Tonk and his Friends Pupils will love this funny story of a young robot called Tonk.• He had told a funny story that had made her laugh.• He'd give us funny stories - the Colonel coming in the frontdoor while Luke left through the back.• Perhaps Old Abe has some funny story to tell appropriate to the occasion.
funny feeling• But there was some funny feeling.• I've got a funny feeling he's not going to roll over for me.• You notice a funny feeling in your stomach, in fact it feels a little queasy.• But suddenly, that funny feeling in your stomach is stronger, and you feel like you will have to burp.• I had a funny feeling it was the same for him - disgusting.• I get the funniest feeling that the sun is turned up brighter than before on the three of them.• It was a funny feeling to meet some one like that and feel that way.
funny business• Now, Riley, if you take my advice you could become something big in the funny business.• So the bargaining takes on a nouveau comic tone, and we all become roleplayers in the funny business.• It's a funny business, comedy.• I don't want any funny business going on while I'm gone.
feel funny• Nicole says her stomach feels funny.• He can't see me of course but it makes me feel funny.• It feels funny after my other hat.• I felt a bit funny and dizzy, and then the next thing I knew I was lying on the floor.• I told Dad I felt funny but he didn't take much notice.• I felt funny enough just being there.• Making us feel funny for doing the right thing.• Then it started to feel funny, just the two of us there and nobody talking.• It made me feel funny looking at that hair, and I didn't like it.• Indigestion made you feel funny things.
went ... funny• Then came the road where her kneeswent funny.• And his eyes went funny just as he was about to change personalities.
1making you laugh好笑VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look, seem滑稽;看上去滑稽;似乎滑稽▸➤become, get變得好玩兒◇The movie gets funnier nearer the end.這部電影越到後面越搞笑。➤find sth覺得⋯滑稽ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常有趣▸➤brilliantly, genuinely, hilariously, hysterically, incredibly, laugh-out-loud, outrageously, painfully, riotously, screamingly, side-splittingly, terribly, uproariously, wickedly, wildly, wonderfully令人絕倒;真的好玩兒;令人捧腹;瘋狂搞笑;好玩兒之極;使人爆笑;詼諧促狹◇At last, a genuinely funny comedy show!最後,請欣賞非常搞笑的喜劇表演!◇His performance was hilariously funny.他的表演令人捧腹。◇You should have seen it-it was terribly funny!你沒看到真是可惜,簡直笑死人了!➤surprisingly好笑得令人吃驚▸➤almost幾近滑稽➤mildly有點兒滑稽➤not remotely一點兒也不好笑◇He's not even remotely funny.他一點兒也不好笑。➤unintentionally無心的逗樂➤inherently天生滑稽➤darkly冷幽默funny
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2strange古怪VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, strike sb as, taste怪怪的;覺得古怪;看上去古怪;好像古怪;聞起來怪怪的;聽起來古怪;讓某人感到奇怪;嚐起來很怪◇Didn't it strike you as funny that Adam wasn't there?亞當竟然不在那裏,你不覺得奇怪嗎?◇This wine tastes funny.這酒味道有點兒怪。➤find sth覺得⋯奇怪◇Don't you find it a little funny that she never mentions her husband?她從沒提起過她丈夫,你不覺得有點兒奇怪嗎?ADVERB➤rather, very頗為奇怪;非常蹊蹺◇Helen gave me a rather funny look.海倫有些古怪地看了我一眼。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/有幾分古怪PHRASES➤funny little古怪可惡◇He's a funny little man.他是個古怪的討厭鬼。➤funny old稀奇古怪◇It's a funny old world, isn't it?這個世界稀奇古怪,不是嗎?
funny adj. ⇨funny (a funny guy/story)⇨strange1 (a funny noise/smell)funny
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funny ♦︎ amusing ♦︎ entertaining ♦︎ witty ♦︎ humorous ♦︎ comic ♦︎ hilarious ♦︎ light-heartedThese words all describe sb/sth that makes you laugh or smile.这些词均表示好笑的、滑稽的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达好笑的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a funny / an amusing / an entertaining / a witty / a humorous / a comic / a light-hearted story◆a funny / an amusing / an entertaining / a witty / a humorous / a light-hearted speech◆a funny / an entertaining / a witty / a humorous / a comic writer◆a funny / an entertaining / a witty / a humorous speaker◆a funny / an amusing / a witty guy / man / woman◆a funny / an amusing / a humorous / a hilarious incident◆a funny / an amusing / a hilarious joke◆to find sth funny / amusing / entertaining / witty / humorous / hilarious■funnythat makes you laugh好笑的;滑稽的◆That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.那是我听过的最滑稽可笑的事。◆It's not funny! Someone could have been hurt.这不是儿戏!可能会伤到人。◆I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.我确实感到很尴尬,但接着我发现了事情好笑的一面。◆'What's so funny?' she demanded.“什么事这么好笑?”她问道。■amusingfunny and enjoyable逗人笑的;有乐趣的;好笑的◆This can be a very amusing game to play.这种游戏玩起来可能会非常有趣。◆He writes very amusing letters.他写起信来非常诙谐有趣。▸amuse
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[transitive] ◆My funny drawings amused the kids.我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。◆This will amuse you.这个会逗你笑的。 see also amuse ⇨ entertain▸amusement
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[uncountable] ◆She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing.看见他跳舞的姿势,她忍俊不禁。◆Much to their amusement I couldn't get the door open.使他们大为好笑的是,我竟然打不开门。■entertaining (ratherformal) amusing and interesting有趣的;令人开心的;使人愉快的◆It was a very entertaining evening.那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。◆She found him a charming and entertaining companion.她觉得他是个富有魅力、令人愉快的同伴。 see also entertain ⇨ entertain■wittyclever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things机智的;巧妙的;言辞诙谐的;妙趣横生的◆Somebody made a witty remark about needing a forklift truck.有人拿需要叉车的事讲了一句俏皮话。◆He was much in demand as a witty public speaker.作为一个机智幽默的演说家,他非常抢手。 see also wit ⇨ humour■humorousfunny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour滑稽有趣的;有幽默感的◆It's a humorous look at the world of fashion.那是对时装界幽默的审视。◆She had not intended to be humorous.她本无意故作幽默。 see also humour ⇨ humour■comic ˈkɒmɪk; NAmEˈkɑːmɪkthat makes you laugh好笑的;滑稽的◆Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.这本书里的许多场景都非常滑稽可笑。◆She can always be relied on to provide comic relief(= sth to make you relax and laugh) at a boring party.在沉闷的聚会上总能指望她爆出笑料。ⓘ Comic also means 'connected with comedy'(= entertainment that is funny and makes people laugh); in this meaning it is only used before a noun. * comic另有“喜剧的”之义,表达此义时只用在名词前◆a comic opera滑稽歌剧◆a very fine comic actor优秀的喜剧演员 see also comedy ⇨ humourNOTE辨析 Funny, amusing, humorous or comic?Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being enjoyable as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions. * amusing在这些词中含义最广,既表示好笑的,也表示有趣的、好玩的,可用以形容事件、活动和场合◆an amusing party / game / evening充满乐趣的聚会/游戏/晚会◆a funny/humorous/comic party/game/eveningHumorous is not quite as strong as funny or comic and is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh. * humorous语气不如funny或comic强,多表明意会到情景中的滑稽之处,而非实际使人发笑。comic尤指作品、戏剧、事物等有意营造的戏剧性的滑稽可笑,但不用以描述人(comic writer例外)。funny可形容人、笑话、故事、发生的事情以及任何使人发笑的事物。■hilarioushɪˈleəriəs extremely funny极其滑稽的;令人捧腹的◆Lynn found the whole situation absolutely hilarious.林恩觉得这一切实在是太滑稽了。◆Do you know Pete? He's hilarious.你认识皮特吗?他风趣得很。■ˌlight-ˈheartedintended to be amusing or easily enjoyable rather than too serious轻松的;愉快的◆She gave a light-hearted speech that was just right for the occasion.她发表了轻松愉快的讲话,很适合当时的场合。OPPserious ⇨ serious2